Tag Archives: glenguin

Season of Mist and Mellow Fruitfulness

Posted on May 2, 2011 by robinte1

‘Tis the season….with pruning just around the corner. You can definitely feel the nip in the air in the morning… And a bearded dragon that calls the Shiraz and Tannat blocks home…

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Hand picking the Tannat

Posted on February 11, 2011 by robinte1

On Monday we got out into the vineyards and did the business. We started at dawn and picked up until 9am. Thanks to the warm settled weather we’ve had recently we were able to predict the best picking dates from … Continue reading →

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Pre-vintage update

Posted on February 7, 2011 by robinte1

The fruit condition here is fantastic with the vineyard having just shaken off the huge downy attack pre xmas. Following that we’ve had no rain this past month. Yields will be half normal levels (ie. 1 tonne per acre or … Continue reading →

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It was thiiiiiiiiiiiiis big!

Posted on February 5, 2011 by robinte1

Now the squeamish and arachnophobes might want to avert their eyes now… ***********MASSIVE SPIDER WARNING************* But why? If you use insecticides you don’t get these guys in your vineyards. They are vital to the life and the health of the … Continue reading →

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A damful of yabbies!

Posted on October 31, 2010 by robinte1

  Here are some pictures of a yabby that shed it’s shell a few days ago. It has great colour now and the shell is still soft now but will harden up in a few days. This is what they do to … Continue reading →

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The Geese of Glenguin

Posted on July 17, 2010 by robinte1

Glenguin is a gaelic word meaning “Valley of the wild geese” and is of interest for two reasons. First up we have an amazing family at Glenguin who have survived years of fox predation. The geese were down from 14 … Continue reading →

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What does frost do and how do we approach it?

Posted on July 5, 2010 by robinte1

After a week of very low temperatures (down to -6 degrees Celsius one night) and some great photos from Klaus showing a white Glenguin, I thought a few words on vines and frost might be interesting. So here goes: 1. The … Continue reading →

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